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A new Austrian supermarket in Transdanubia

After the opening of the Sopron mall two years ago, in March 2010 Austrian majority-owned Alphapark will open its second unit in Keszthely – stated the investor’s (the APK Ltd.)...

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Sugar price increases towards

After in 2009 the price of sugar almost doubled, this year resulted a new peak, have not seen since January 1981. The main reasons of the price boom are: the...

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Innovative SMEs can apply at Invitel

The organizers of Invitel InnoMax Award are waiting for the application of those SMEs that would like to compete for the Invitel InnoMax Award, until 15th January. Despite dozens of...

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The Mátra Cukor Zrt. is trading again

The revenues of Mátra Cukor Zrt. cansignificantly increase this year, after its parent company Nordzucker AG. integrated back the independently operating commercial activities into the company's core activities. Horvát Klára,...

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Other companies interested in Cadbury

The management of Cadbury confectionery try to include Hershey and Ferrero to buy the British company, instead of Kraft. The Kit Kat chocolate bar maker Hershey and Ferrero, known for...

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Internet vote over the Young Winemaker of the Year

Konyári Dániel and Bolyki János became the Young Winemaker on the internet vote, that was organized by the Bor-agora club. The organizer, Ruck Levente told that the two young winemaker...

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Auchan would break down the competition with cheap hypermarkets

Auchan would create competition with cheap hypermarkets against discount start-specialists – such as Aldi and Lidl. After successful tests in Russia, the company is opening a cheap hypermarket in Mulhouse,...

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We do not trust in the improvement of our financial situation

According to the latest joint survey of GfK Hungária and the Corvinus University; consumer confidence is stable, the value has not changed since October 2009, currently standing on 146.1 points....

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Unfavorable turn in european retail

According to Eurostat’s datas; an unexpected turn has occured in the euro area retail trade, because sales in November dropped by 1.2 percent, after the 0.2 percent increase of the...

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Increasing inflation in the OECD

The most recent, last November inflation data measured in the Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) member states, can be interpreted as the slow restart of demand and the sign of...

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Excellent Hungarian-German agri-relations on the eve of Grüne Woche

Ingrid M. Bernard, the Nutrition, Agriculture and Consumer Protection Attaché of the German Embassy, praised the German-Hungarian agri-relations in relation that the Grüne Woche agricultural and food trade fair will...

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Hypermarket prices on twitter

The most important informations are already available on twitter at the www.hiperarak.hu website, that was launched in August – states the website’s operator, the Auchan Hungary Ltd. The hypermarket price...

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SGS against climate change

SGS, which is the world's leading quality control, testing and certification company, is aware of social responsibility. Committed to the cause of environmental protection, supports the awareness programs, dealing with...

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Women and alcohol is the theme on Dreher's website

Dreher Breweries’ informative website, the www.alkohol.info.hu. has a new issue. From January, site visitors can read about the relationship of women and alcohol. It is important to approach alcohol consumption...

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Special tax on fast food supply

The Romanian Ministry of Health would introduce a new tax for fast-food products, announced Cseke Attila Minister, who said that tax should be paid after fast-food, sweets and carbonated soft...

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Tesco shares are not recommended to buy from now

The analysts of Jefferies International investment group downgraded Tesco shares from buy to hold. The experts justified the move, that British sales are still not promising. The analysts also added,...

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One theft per minute in the English shops

Shocking crime datas have been published in Great Britain. Due to the impact of the crisis, one billion pounds worth of goods disappears from the shops annually, and the number...

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Almost one-third more companies bankrupted last year, than in 2008

According to Opten company data provider’s datas; Last year in Hungary, 15 066 companies bankrupted, 31.5 percent more than a year ago. This is consistent with the prior expectations, but...

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The unemployment rate increased by nearly 3 percent in a year

According to Central Statistical Office; The number of employees between age 15 and 74, in September-November of 2009 was 3.79 million, the number of unemployed was 445 thousand. This is...

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Buffett also arrived into the Kraft-Cadbury match

Warren Buffett, the world's most successful investor – whose holding company is the largest owner of Kraft Foods with a 9.4 percent share – criticized the company's takeover bid for...

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U.S. economy can be drop back in recession

After the Columbia University’s Nobel laureate professor, Joseph Stiglitz and Martin Feldstein of Harvard University warned against excessive optimism, a Nobel laureate Paul Krugman also made obscure projections about the...

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Successful Christmas at Marks and Spencer

According to the communication of the British food and clothing company; sales improved, due to the Christmas season. In the 13 weeks lasting for 26th of December, Marks and Spencer's...

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Tesco and the POS Media Hungary will continue to collaborate in 2010

Under the agreement between POS Media Hungary and Tesco Global, POS Media Hungary is still entitled to the exclusive sale of three communication tools in Tesco hypermarkets. According to the...

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China exports more than Germany

According to the October report of Global Trade Sevices; On the exports world rankings China overtook Germany. In the first 10 months of 2009, Chinese companies exported a total of...

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Reviczky returned to Praktiker

After a few years break, the face of Praktiker in Hungary is Reviczky Gábor actor again. The blue and yellow DIY chain want to achieve people friendly marketing communication from...

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Spirits market keeps on

The excise tax and VAT increase, did not shake the Spirits market. The datas of Nielsen market research co. show, that the consumer prices of bitters rose by 6 percent,...

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Thematic malls to come

An international consulting firm expert sees the 2010-11 future of the Czech retail market in thematic malls, that will offer the range of product by concentration, for example, only restaurants,...

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Euro zone’s manufacturing performance is above 50 points for the third month

Euro zone’s manufacturing performance increased to 51.6 points in December 2009 from the 51.2 points of November. The new orders index decreased to 53.6 points, compared to the preliminary 53.9...

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The Hungarian Wine Marketing Non-profit Ltd. is under liquidation

The owners of The Hungarian Wine Marketing Non-profit Ltd. decided on liquidation. The company's management indicated even in the summer, that their operational resources are not sufficient for 2009. Support...

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Kraft Foods sold one of its pizza division

Kraft Foods Inc. sold one of its pizza division to Nestlé SA, for 3.7 billion USD. With the selling of the business sector, Kraft Foods further improves its bid for...

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